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Print industry news
Heidelberg inks largest single contract in 20 years
Online print leader Printi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) has invested in
three new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 presses and a
fully automatic Suprasetter 106 CtP system. Twelve Heidelberg
technicians installed the new systems over eight weeks. Once
that had been done, 12 Printi employees received one month of
intensive on-site training. Printi’s goal is to increase productivity
by up to 30%. Make-ready times have already been cut from
40 minutes to four minutes, and what used to take five presses
to produce can now be handled by its three new Speedmasters.
The new presses use Heidelberg’s groundbreaking Push to
Stop technology for fully automatic job changes. “This is the
largest contract in 20 years for
us,” said Ludwig Allgoewer,
President of Heidelberg of
Brazil. “The 3 Speedmaster XL
106 presses together can pro-
duce 54,000 sph.” Their LED UV
drying systems mean that printed
sheets are dry when they reach
delivery and can go straight into
post-press, which further speeds
up production.
Ludwig Allgoewer
Xploration 2019 Tour returns to Toronto July 17
After last year’s successful event, Xplor International’s 2019
Xploration Tour will return to Toronto July 17 at the City of
Toronto Archives building. Sponsored by Crawford Technologies,
the event will focus on the best practices and technologies
that drive customer communications management (CCM)
and will feature experienced speakers who’ll share their
expertise. Additional sessions will focus on best practices
and the latest technologies. “CCM is no longer an option.
Companies that aren’t looking at it are behind the curve,” said
Skip Henk, President and CEO of
Xplor International. “Whether a
company already has, or is looking
to implement and/or enhance
their CCM strategy, this one-day
event will provide valuable
insights and direction.” Xplor
members can attend for free, and
there’s a nominal fee for non-
members. For more information
visit xplor.org/tour.
Skip Henk
Mack Media installs Canada’s first EFI VUTEk h5
Mack Media (Toronto) has become the first company in Canada
to install an EFI VUTEk h5 superwide-format hybrid LED
printer. “We were looking to increase our production volume,
deliver better print quality, and reduce our turnaround times
– because we’re increasingly working on larger projects and
dealing with growing demand,” said Frank Mackovski, President
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of Mack Media. “The h5 makes us more competitive in spaces
where only larger companies were able to provide service
and fast turnarounds. We can now compete in those areas
and offer even better quality than they can produce on some
of their fastest printers.” Mack Media specializes in retail, office
and POP displays – including the design, fabrication and
installation of wallpaper, wall murals, retail interior graphics,
POP displays – even
glass decoration. The
company is now hand-
ling larger national
retail accounts and is
outputting three to
four times the volume
EFI VUTEk h5
it was producing before.
Ryerson students earn SGIA scholarships
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
(SGIA) has announced its 2019 scholarship
recipients. The association awarded 20
SGIA Educational Institution member
students with $2,000 each. Recipients
were selected based on scholastic
achievement, financial need, extra-
curricular activities, achievements,
awards, work experience, professional Julia Forrester
recommendations and more. The winners
included five students from the Graphic
Communications Management (GCM)
course at Ryerson University in Toronto.
We congratulate all the winners and
wish them continued success. The
Ryerson winners were Iain Ailles, Justin
Chan, Matthew Fantauzzi, Julia Forrester
Justin Chan
and Afrah Idrees.
Byrne appointed Eastern Canada Sales Rep for Rollem
Print finishing specialist Rollem Int. has appointed of Paul
Byrne as its Northeast Sales Rep. He most recently served
as Regional Finishing Solutions Manager for C.P. Bourg, and
brings many years of finishing experience to Rollem where
he’ll represent the OEM’s slitting, scoring, perforating and
collating systems, along with its Insignia Series of sheetfed
rotary die cutters, and Durselen
Automated Paper Drilling systems.
Based in the Boston area, he’ll
cover the New England states as
well as Eastern Canada. Founded
in 1963, Rollem International is a
leading distributor of die-cutting,
slitting, scoring, creasing, perforat-
ing, semi-slitting, collating and
card-pack production machinery.
Paul Byrne
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